Peter Strauss

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Peter Strauss
Strauss in 1976
Born
Peter Lawrence Strauss

(1947-02-20) February 20, 1947 (age 77)
Croton-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1969–present
Spouses
Beverly Baker Paulding
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(m. 1973; div. 1979)​
Nicole Fons
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(m. 1983; div. 1994)​
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(m. 1998)​
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Peter Lawrence Strauss[1] (born February 20, 1947) is an American television and film actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s. He is an Emmy winner and five-time Golden Globe Awards nominee.[2]

Early life[edit]

Strauss was born in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, the son of Warren B. Strauss, a German-born wine importer.[1][3] His family is Jewish.[4][5] Strauss graduated from the Hackley School in 1965 and Northwestern University in 1969.

Career[edit]

He won an Emmy Award[6] for his role on the 1979 made-for-television movie The Jericho Mile, and he starred in a television remake of the classic 1946 film Angel on My Shoulder in 1980.[7] In 1985, he played Abel Roznovski in the miniseries Kane & Abel based on Jeffrey Archer's book.[8] His other noted television miniseries credits include starring roles in Rich Man, Poor Man, its sequel Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, and Masada. Strauss played Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. in the 1977 TV movie Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy. In 1973, he portrayed Stephen Linder, Mary Richards' suave younger boyfriend in The Mary Tyler Moore Show fourth-season episode, "Angels in the Snow."

Strauss starred in the films Soldier Blue (1970) and Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), and has appeared in several others. He portrayed Justin, the Rats of NIMH's captain of the guard, in 1982's The Secret of NIMH. Strauss starred as an abused husband in the television movie Men Don't Tell, alongside Judith Light. In 2005, he played the U.S. President in the thriller XXX: State of the Union alongside Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Scott Speedman and Willem Dafoe. He was the voice of Moses in the animated series K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments. He starred in the short-lived series Body & Soul as Dr. Isaac Braun in 2002. He provided the voice for Stoker Van Rotten in both the 1990s and 2006 versions of Biker Mice from Mars.

Personal life[edit]

Strauss married Rachel Ticotin on December 31, 1998. Strauss runs a successful citrus production business[9] and is on the advisory board of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. He sold a ranch property to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.[10] The ranch has since been acquired by the National Park Service as the Peter Strauss Ranch.[11]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1970 The Young Lawyers Stuart Episode: "The Two Dollar Thing"
1971–1975 Medical Center Lloyd Halloran, Tom Desmond 2 episodes
1972–1975 The Streets of San Francisco Bobby Jepsen, Lou Kovic, Martin Novac 3 episodes
1972 Young Dr. Kildare Reverend Teller Episode: "By This Sign"
1973 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Stephen Episode: "Angels in the Snow"
1973 The Man Without a Country Arthur Danforth Television film
1974 Barnaby Jones Clay Wakefield Episode: "The Last Contract"
1974 Cannon Dave Nordorff, Reverend Will 2 episodes
1974 Judgement: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya – General Yamashita Lawyer Television film
1974 Hawaii Five-O Tom Morgan Episode: "Death with Father"
1975 Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan Ben Jacobs Television film
1976–1977 Rich Man, Poor Man Book II Rudy Jordache 26 episodes

Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

1976 Rich Man, Poor Man Rudy Jordache Miniseries; 13 episodes

Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

1977 Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Television film
1979 The Jericho Mile Larry 'Rain' Murphy Television film

Won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

1980 Angel on My Shoulder Eddie Kagel Television film
1981 Masada Eleazar Ben Yair Miniseries; 4 episodes

Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

1981 A Whale for the Killing Charles Landon Television film
1983 Heart of Steel Emory Television film

Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

1985 Kane & Abel Abel Rosnovski Miniseries

Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

1985 Tender Is the Night Dick Diver Miniseries
1986 Penalty Phase Judge Kenneth Hoffman Television film
1986 Under Siege John Garry Television film
1987 Proud Men Charley MacLeod, Jr. Television film
1989 Peter Gunn Peter Gunn Television film
1989 Brotherhood of the Rose Saul Grisman Miniseries
1990 83 Hours 'Til Dawn Wayne Stracton Television film
1991 Flight of Black Angel Col. Matt Ryan, Callsign Ringleader Television film
1992 Trial: The Price of Passion Warren Blackburn Television film
1992 Fugitive Among Us Max Cole Television film
1993 Men Don't Tell Ed MacAffrey Television film

Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

1994 Reunion Sam Yates Television film
1994 Batman: The Animated Series Steven Carlyle (voice) Episode: "House and Garden"[12]
1994 The Yearling Ezra 'Penny' Baxter Television film
1994 Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story Larry McLinden Television film
1995 Texas Justice T. Cullen Davis Television film
1995 Santo Bugito Greenbeard McMelville (voice) Episode: "My Name Is Revenge"[12]
1996–1997 Moloney Nicholas Moloney 26 episodes
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Lab Guard (voice) Episode: "Nemesis"[12]
1996 The Incredible Hulk Walter Langkowski (voice) Episode: "Man to Man, Beast to Beast"[12]
1996 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Dr. Evil, Sumo (voice) Episode: "You Only Scare Twice"[12]
1996 Adventures from the Book of Virtues Dionysius (voice) Episode: "Friendship"[12]
1996 Duckman Narrator (voice) Episode: "Pig Amok"
1996 In the Lake of the Woods John Waylan Television film
1996 Biker Mice from Mars Stoker (voice) 4 episodes
1998 My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story Sam Sheppard Television film
1999 Joan of Arc La Hire Miniseries
1999 Seasons of Love Thomas Linthorne Miniseries
2000 A Father's Choice Charlie 'Mac' McClain Television film
2001 Strange Frequency Ben Stanton Episode: "Don't Stop Believing"
2001 Murder on the Orient Express Mr. Samuel Ratchett Television film
2002 Body & Soul Dr. Isaac Braun 14 episodes
2003 111 Gramercy Park Turk Karnegian Television film
2004 Law & Order Dr. Paul Cedars Episode: "Coming Down Hard"
2005 Killer Instinct Robert Hale Episode: "Who's Your Daddy"
2006 Biker Mice from Mars Stoker, Night Shift, High Commander (voice) 5 episodes[12]
2006 The Way Hutch Television film
2007 Dirty Sexy Money Dutch George Episode: "The Watch"
2008–2010 Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Narrator 13 episodes
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Kevin Burton Episode: "Locum"
2010 Royal Pains Graham Barnes Episode: "Comfort's Overrated"
2010 Jack's Family Adventure Wild Bill Cohen Television film
2014 Sugar Daddies Grant Zager Television film
2020 Grey's Anatomy Daniel Schwartz Episode: "The Last Supper"

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1969 Hail, Hero! Frank Dixon
1970 Soldier Blue Honus Gent
1971 Sergeant Klems Otto Flems
1972 The Trial of the Catonsville Nine Thomas Lewis
1976 The Last Tycoon Wylie
1982 The Secret of NIMH Justin (voice) [12]
1983 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Wolff
1995 Nick of Time Brendan Grant
1996 Keys to Tulsa Chip Carlson
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: Toying with the Truth Moses (voice) Video short[12]
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: The Rest Is Yet to Come Moses (voice) Video short[12]
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: The Not So Golden Calf Moses (voice) Video short[12]
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts Moses (voice) Video short[12]
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: A Life and Seth Situation Moses (voice) Video short[12]
2005 XXX: State of the Union President James Sanford
2007 License to Wed Mr. Jones
2016 Drawing Home Russell Robb Sr.
2018 Operation Finale Lotar Hermann [13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Jane Friedman Bride of A. D. - P. L. Strauss Weds Beverly B. Paulding Roscann Pate Bride Mrs. Pat Jacob Is Wed Richard A. Steinberg". The New York Times. January 22, 1973. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Peter Strauss". The Golden Globes.
  3. ^ Armstrong, Aurora Mackey (September 20, 1990). "MUSIC: The Peter in 'Peter and the Wolf'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Kelly, David (May 29, 2001). "The Life of a Cowboy Is Knowing the Ropes". Los Angeles Times. pp. B1, 11. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Strauss Tackles Mountainous Masada". The Nevada Daily Mail. April 7, 1981. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Peter Strauss - Awards and Nominations". Television Academy. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Angel on My Shoulder (1980)". Turner Classic Movies. WarnerMedia. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Kane & Abel (1985)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. ^ Michaelson, Judith (February 24, 1996). "Strauss Is Ready for Phase 2 of His Career". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  10. ^ Heeger, Susan (September 29, 1996). "Back at the Ranch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  11. ^ Smith, Doug (July 6, 1987). "Peter Strauss Ranch Joins U.S. Park Chain". Los Angeles Times.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Peter Strauss (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 23, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  13. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (November 30, 2017). "Iqbal Theba Joins 'Green Book'; Michael Beach Cast In 'Foster Boy'; Peter Strauss Boards 'Operation Finale'". Deadline. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  • Demetria Fulton; preview of Peter Strauss in Barnaby Jones; episode “The Last Contract” (12/31/1974).

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